When your kids find a place they absolutely love it’s hard to not visit frequently. When we visit someplace frequently I like to start creating themed visits to help give the kids a new perspective on a place they’ve been to time and time again.

The Omaha Children’s Museum is one of those places that offers a wide variety of activities the kids love. When I pair my own creativity with the imaginative, educational exhibits and events they offer, it means it can be like a new place almost every time we visit.

This technique can be used at just about any place you can think of, museums, zoos, playgrounds, trails and more.

To walk you through some ideas I’ll share our Rainbow Theme at the Omaha Children’s Museum with you.

The feeling of wanting to do something, anything, but being unable to do so is one of the most demotivating feelings ever. I still have a cold. With this cold I have a horrible cough. It is triggered by the slightest movement. Lying on my back with my torso/head propped up, with my hands at…

December is here and for many that means a month representing charity, giving and kindness. I look at writing as a form of giving. I’m giving my story to the world, or if it’s just in a book no one will ever see, I’m giving the words to myself. Giving them life. Releasing them to…

I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving if you celebrate. I cooked up a traditional Thanksgiving meal then shortly after I went downhill fast with a chest cold. We still had a good time with the family who was able to visit, and I think this is the least amount of leftovers we’ve ever had!…

I originally wasn’t going to do a December challenge, then I had a great idea to do a challenge around the theme of giving. My first problem was that while I loved this idea, I had no idea how to make it happen. There are only so many things you can talk about regarding the…

Hot Chocolate is a family favorite around here. You may be familiar with some of our favorite DIY hot chocolate mixes, such as the rich and creamy hot chocolate or our peppermint hot chocolate recipe. We wanted to take hot chocolate to another level so we decided on hot chocolate cookies. I tried one batch and failed…

Where has this month gone? It can’t be halfway over already, can it? It can’t be less than a week ’til Thanksgiving, can it? I’ll admit, I have been busy, as usual. This week in particular was our busy week. It was Girl Scout week, though we missed the meeting because I wasn’t feeling well….

A few years ago I shared one of my favorite Brussels sprouts recipes. Simple Roasted Brussels Sprouts. Just the sprouts, olive oil and salt, roasted to perfection.

I decided this year I wanted to glorify that recipe by combining some complimentary flavors that are perfect for the season. Bacon, maple and pumpkin. I wasn’t sure how they would work out, but in the end this recipe has now received ranking as one of my favorite side dishes! It’s also perfect for Thanksgiving.

The flavors work together creating a beautiful savory dish. The seasonings added to the maple pumpkin sauce tone down the sweetness. You could serve this recipe with the sauce on it, which is my preference, or leave the sauce on the side.

As a Thanksgiving side dish the latter is possibly my preference because I can see the Maple Pumpkin sauce as a standalone addition to the feast so everyone could add it to anything they wanted. I haven’t tried it yet, but I can see it being a fantastic addition to stuffing or even on the turkey.

Happy Veterans Day! One day late… but the sentiment is there. We’re a military family, my father and father in law were both in the military, we have many many many friends in the military, my husband was volunteering with the VA the other day, and I’m working on some plans to make some lap…

It’s been a pretty unfocused week for me. Today I declared I was going to regroup. Find my focus. Get back on track. I’ve already shared with you how my bullet journal keeps me organized, so updating it is one of the p riority items on my to do list today. The end of the…